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Dioscorea monadelpha

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

(Kunth) Grisebach

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• SE. & S. Brazil
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Wet heavy shade

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Apr

Herbaceous glabrous or minutely puberulent tuberous twiner with angled stems, thin glabrescent leaves to 120mm x 50mm. Racemes of about 8 flowers, pale greenish purple flowers to 8mm across. Capsule to 16mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew